When I was a young, I loved Saturday morning cartoons; Tom and Jerry, Popeye, Bugs Bunny, etc. The one cartoon that I especially enjoyed was Casper the … Read more
How to Deliver Emotionally Intelligent Messages
This article will dissect the impact of evoking emotions with our messages, and how to use our EQ (Emotional Quotient) to do this successfully. “We … Read more
#SourceCon Presents – The Wonderful World Of Chrome Extensions – Volume 21
Many sourcing tools come and go, yet the market is unquestionably hot for an extension that enables us to better correspond with candidates. SourceCon is … Read more
Sourcing Candidates From Hidden Directories
Having returned from a much-needed vacation that included watching Indiana Jones movies for a week, I wondered what new hidden treasures could assist me in … Read more
How to Find Anyone’s Email Address & Phone Number in Under 30 Seconds
Disclaimer: At the moment, using a scraping tool or an extension on LinkedIn is not permitted, and it is a risk for your account: LinkedIn monitors some … Read more
Making One Meaningful Connection a Day
One meaningful connection a day keeps the hiring managers at bay, usually. Many of us recruiters wish it were that easy. But one small step each day can go … Read more
Voice of Intuition
Instincts, gut feelings, hunches, premonitions, all of these words point to a deep capacity that we all carry inside known as intuition. The word intuition … Read more
How Video Interviews Can Change Sourcing for the Better
Can I ask you a question? During a phone interview have you ever felt like you are asking, “paper or plastic” or “would you like fries with that?” Do you … Read more
Making It Uncomfortably Personal: a Sourcer’s Guide to Hyper-Personalization in Cold Reachouts
I’ve been to many conferences and read many articles that speak to the importance of personalization in the recruiting industry. They typically mention … Read more
If AI Improves, Do We Need LinkedIn Recruiter?
I’m a life-long (at least career-long) LinkedIn Recruiter (LIR) user, it’s how I generate over 90-95% of my placements, so when someone suggested, “Why … Read more
How I Increased My Email Response Rate
Finding candidates is the first and most important aspect of a sourcers job, followed closely by contacting candidates. According to Software Advice’s … Read more
Stop Sabotaging Your Sourcing Career
Pssst, hey you, yes you, want to know a little secret? It takes a lot of hard work to get somewhere in this industry. To experience success in anything, … Read more
I Finally Created My Own Video Messaging for Sourcing – Here’s What Happened
During SourceCon Atlanta one of the most memorable tips for me came from Tim Sackett’s keynote. In his keynote, Sackett described using video messaging as … Read more
Interviewing Your Future Talent Acquisition Leader
Let’s face it, we love interviewing and networking with our future colleagues, however, it can get a little tricky when it comes to your future … Read more
The One Sourcing and Recruiting Skill You Need in 2019
Making any prediction is not easy because you can only predict the things you can influence, or you can make a prediction based on the information you have … Read more
Scraping Bing Efficiently – a Match Made in Chrome
So you don’t have a LinkedIn Recruiter license? Don’t worry, neither do I! I typically do the bulk of my sourcing through search engines like Bing, … Read more
Clash of the Scrapers – Data Miner vs. ZAPinfo
If you aren’t familiar with scraping the web, it is the art or ability to gather information off of a website in an organized way. There are several … Read more
Sourcing on Government Websites – a Journey to Hidden Data
As a veteran of the Air Force, and now a sourcer in the recruiting industry, I never discount government websites when trying to find leads for … Read more
Back to the Basics
“I’m a slow learner, that’s true. But I learn.” -Sansa Stark I’ve been in TA for over ten years. I have worked for an agency, corporate and RPO. I have … Read more
Becoming a Sourcing Leader Without the Fancy Job Title
Have you ever been told “You are ahead of your time” or my favorite “You’re a diamond in the rough.” Some may think these comments are compliments, I … Read more